Clinical Practice Improvement Specialist

Western Health is seeking an experienced midwife for a part-time, ongoing role as a Clinical Practice Improvement Specialist (CPIS), based at the Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s Sunshine Campus.

The role supports planning, delivery, implementation and evaluation of clinical improvement initiatives within the Women’s and Children’s Division at Western Health and coordinating development and review of departmental clinical policy/procedures/guidelines (PPGs) and embedding evidence-based recommendations into clinical practice.

The CPIS will be required to work collaboratively across Women’s & Children’s service teams to ensure agreed clinical improvement deliverables are achieved in an effective and efficient manner.

To be successful in this role, you will:

• Be a Registered Midwife with AHPRA.
• Minimum 3 years post registration experience in midwifery setting
• Demonstrated guideline development skills
• Demonstrated effective written communication skills including negotiation skills
• Demonstrated ability to practice collaboratively within a multidisciplinary health care team
• Ability to work within an evidence based framework
• Innovative, resourceful and adaptable to change
• Effective organisational skills, with respect to time management and delegation
• Well-developed written and verbal communication skills
• Experience in facilitating groups and/or workshops
• Demonstrated computer literacy with Word, Excel and Visio
• Demonstrated reporting skills
• Demonstrated clinical improvement competence, reflecting a can-do approach
• Demonstrated evidence of undertaking professional development activities to maintain and enhance midwifery expertise
• A commitment to high quality, safe and person centred patient care

Position Description

Applications close at 11:59pm on 21 May 2025. 

About Us 

Our workforce of over 13,000 employees are driven by our values of ‘Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Safety’ (CARES). We value our people and provide them the opportunity to grow and develop. Our teams are friendly and supportive, ensuring we deliver a safe, person-centred and connected patient experience. 

Western Health is in a period of rapid growth. Our services comprise of four acute public hospitals: Footscray Hospital, Sunshine Hospital (including Joan Kirner Women's and Children's), Williamstown Hospital and Bacchus Marsh & Melton Hospital. We also operate Sunbury Day Hospital, Grant Lodge Residential Aged Care, as well as community health centres in Melton, Caroline Springs and Bacchus Marsh and a range of mental health and community-based services. We care for a diverse community of more than 1 million people with complex care needs ranging from Neonates to Geriatrics. 

Our employees enjoy a wide range of benefits such as: 

• Professional development support 

• Career advancement opportunities 

• Salary packaging including novated vehicle leasing 

• Work-life balance 

Western Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to attracting and retaining diversity in our workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. 

Western Health is committed to providing a safe environment for the children and young people who are involved in our services, sites and operations. We follow and abide by all legislative requirements to keep children and young people safe. 

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Police Record Check, an Immunisation Status Clearance and a Working with Children Check (if applicable). 

Western Health do not accept unsolicited resumes/applications from Recruitment Agencies. 

If you are currently employed at Western Health, please ensure you sign in through the 'Employee Login' via the external Careers Page or access the Careers Page via the Intranet before applying.